Senior Medical Gas Technician

Job overview

The Senior Technician (Specialist Services – Medical Gas) is responsible for supporting the safe operation, maintenance and statutory compliance of Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) across Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post holder will undertake planned and reactive maintenance activities, support system fault response and participate in the coordination of system shutdowns and isolations, ensuring continuity of supply to critical clinical areas.

The role will act as a technical specialist within the Estates team, providing guidance and support to maintenance staff, contractors and clinical teams, and contributing to compliance with HTM 02-01 and associated governance requirements.

The post holder will also support ongoing compliance programmes, including asset verification, maintenance of records, and audit activities, ensuring that medical gas systems and associated equipment remain safe, reliable and fit for purpose.

Main duties of the job

Undertake planned, reactive and corrective maintenance on Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) and associated plant, ensuring compliance with HTM 02-01. Support delivery of PPM programmes, inspections, testing and audit activities, maintaining accurate records.

Respond to faults, alarms and system failures, carrying out fault diagnosis and remedial actions to maintain continuity of supply. Support planned and emergency shutdowns, isolations and reinstatement of systems across critical clinical areas.

Act as a technical specialist for medical gas systems, providing advice and support to Estates staff, contractors and clinical teams, ensuring works are carried out safely and in accordance with HTM guidance.

Provide day-to-day support and mentoring to maintenance staff and assist in coordinating contractor activities.

Support maintenance and inspection of medical gas-related equipment and devices, liaising with clinical teams and Medical Physics where appropriate.

Assist with compliance programmes including audits and asset verification, and participate in the on-call rota to support service continuity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the  advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.